Thumbstick Athletes

For my very first Watch Out For audio edition I chose a Wii U exclusive and JRPG that had me salivating at first sight, "X" by Monolith Soft. Combing open world and Sci-Fi elements in a similar way Bethesda does was the goal of this project...all good things and the primary reason for my interest. Oh yeah, giant mech combat too.

At the end of last year’s E3, the one title that remained
stuck in everyone’s minds was the surprise reveal of the new IP Watch
Dogs. Ubisoft was going for a similar
effect this year with the reveal of Tom Clancy’s: The Division. They set the scene with an intro talking
about the possibility of a deadly pandemic outbreak, spread around by the
transfer of money on a day that cash is exchanged more than usual, black Friday. The government responds by putting into
effect Directive 51, giving them the power to protect and preserve the last
remnants of society. You, the player,
are an agent of The Division whose responsibility is to restore order in the
nearly abandoned neighborhoods of New York City.

Titanfall….the one title that made me slightly jealous of those who will be getting an Xbone. For me it was the star of very solid showing
of games during Microsoft’s press conference during this year’s E3. Its science fiction FPS gameplay combined
with awesome fast paced mech (titan) combat made me wish the lousy Kinect didn’t
have to always be plugged in for the xbone to work. Luckily, it seems that Titanfall is also
coming to PC and the Xbox 360, giving me one less reason to feel the need for Microsoft’s
controversial new console. More after the jump:

For the next
several weeks I plan to do my Watch Out For
blurb on stuff that came out of E3, as there is plenty to cover. Plus,
who at this point isn't so excited for the next gen systems that they
can't sleep? I know I am.

Watch_Dogs was one of the darlings of last year’s E3, and
had quite a strong showing this year too, appearing on both Ubisoft and PlayStation’s
press conferences. To be quite honest, I
got sick of seeing it. It needs to be
released…soon….so I can play it. A
sentiment echoed by the gaming community especially now with all the negative
press surrounding the vile NSA and it’s spying on everyday citizens.